A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Silvio A. Oliveira-Junior
, Marianna R. Carvalho
, Maria Lua M Mendonça
, Paula F. Martinez
Silvio A. Oliveira-Junior
, Marianna R. Carvalho
, Maria Lua M Mendonça
, Paula F. Martinez
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a condition characterized by abdominal obesity accompanied by high fasting glucose levels, insulin resistance, arterial hypertension, and dyslipidemia. It configures a critical risk factor for developing other clinical conditions, primarily type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and cardiovascular diseases. , Also, MS has been associated with endothelial dysfunction, characterized by changes in arterial vascular architecture, especially in the endothelium and capillary basement membrane, causing microvascular complications. Endothelial basement membrane remodeling commonly includes erosion and vascular thrombosis processes […]
Keywords: Abdominal Obesity; Atorvastatin/drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus; Endothelium/etiology; Hypertension; Inflammation; Inflammation, Prognostic; Metabolic Syndrome; Metabolism Syndrome; Obesity, Abdominal